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bedouin wrote:
BlueGlancer, some if the P vines I have are more popular than others as larvae food. Ranking them larvae-wise from most to least and none.
Best: P. Subarosa (corky vine-zebras love this vine), Byrons Beauty, (gulf Frittery), Edulis, Inspiration (xxxfragrance), Lady Margaret (few), Triloba, (few)(xxxxFragrance), Pirisii(very few), Gabrieliana (none as yet)(xxxfragrance), Quadrangularis (none as yet)(xxxxv frag but this one has not bloomed yet). Alatocerulea/Belotii (xxxxfragrance)- it had a few on it now and then. I pulled it out eventually - I wish I'd taken some cuttings, though. I have 3 others, but havent seen them for a while. Probably gave up the ghost during the drought!
From what I hear, the only red P the butterflies will use as larvae food is Lady Margaret. Pirisii is red-orange to my eyes. It has had a few gulf frits, but not many.

I took this photos of P. Inspiration this morning. 3 beauties!